An Artist's Journal: The day-to-day life of a full-time artist, exploring the highs, the lows, and the in betweens.

New Collage, Through Time and Memory

No paint got pushed around today because I had to spend some hours on digital software. I’m learning more and more in Adobe Illustrator, using online tutorials and just poking around in the software. Most softwares including this one will teach you what needs to be done. You just have to work with it and practice.

But I do have this new collage. I love all the papers that are there just for the choosing. It’s really nice to build up a good variety of painted papers.

Maybe I’ll get to work on the painting for a little bit tomorrow morning.

Thank you, Fadwa! Glad you like the collage. As for the software, I really have to force myself to stay with it. But it seems the more I work with it the more things fall into place. Isn’t that the way with most everything!

Mark making on paper is so satisfying, and there is always a good use to be found for it, even if the marks aren’t very appealing in the first instance. I’ve found that with fabric too. Don’t we work with wonderful media?!